Diane Walker said:
How do I get to ADSI? Can I install this tool at the workstation like the
Active Directory For Computers and Users snap-in? Thanks.
ADSI is not a tool. It is a programming interface included on all
Win2000 class boxes, and added to legacy systems by the DSClient
upgrade.
ADSI is the interface USED by many such tools -- programmers use
ADSI to access AD without using a pre-existing program.
One may assume that AD Users and Computers is an ADSI-based
application. (As are things like ADSIEdit, AD Sites and Services, etc.)
If you are not a programmer (or have access to one's services) then
you need a pre-built tool like LDIFDE.exe.
Technically LDIFDE is NOT using ADSI, but rather the alternative
interface, an open standard called LDAP. These are (nearly) functionally
equivalent for AD and choice is more a matter of convenience or
style.
Try LDIFDE or CSVDE and see if the limitations are something you
can get by with. (LDIFDE is more powerful, but CSVDE is simpler
if you needs are modest.)
If these don't work for you, then you likely need a programmer's
assistance.